Puppy-less dog adopts orphan opossum

By Team Pickle3 years ago

When Poncho the opossum lost its birth mother to a tragic accident, the fragile animal faced little chance of survival on its own.

However, luckily for Poncho, an unlikely surrogate appeared in the form of Hantu the white German shepherd. With no puppies of her own, Hantu gleefully took on the role of mum to the defenseless creature, adorably carrying it around on its back just like its opossum mother would have.

The pair's moving journey captured by RareSpeciesFund.org shows just how deep inter-species bonds can go.

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